Champagne and Sparkling
FRANCIACORTA Brut Corteaura
Lovely biscuity, ripe fruit nose with citrus and yellow plum notes. On the palate the wine is generous with plenty of ripe fruit, touch creamy, waft of fresh bread, then a lovely mouth-watering acidity giving excellent length and balance. 90 per cent Chardonnay, with 10% Pinot Noir gives a lithe Blanc de Blancs feel.£28.00BARON ALBERT L'Universelle Brut Champagne Baron Albert NV
Tasted 'blind' in a line-up of inexpensive champagnes (as well as one Grande Marque) this showed remarkably well, coming out as a clear winner. Bright, light and very fresh, this is an easy drinking 'aperitif' champagne with a very good finish. The Universelle cuvée comes from 7 different villages in the Marne Valley and has a rare blend - heavily dominated by Pinot Meunier (65%) with 30% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir. The Baron family then age this for nearly 4 years in the cellar before release. This is impressive fizz, properly made at this small, family domaine that offers exceptional value.£37.95Marc Hébrart Selection Extra Brut 1er Cru Nv
'70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir from old vines in the premiers crus of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Avenay Val d'Or and Bisseuil. A blend of 2019 and 2020. Three years sur lattes. Disgorged 9 February 2023.A deliciously fresh, earth-spicy nose of crushed Corsican mint, stones and moss and vanilla pods. Clean and clear-cut. Liquorice and lemon-candy sweetness, compact citrus. Glittering acidity.' - Tamlyn Currin, www.jancisrobinson.com£45.00NYETIMBER NV Classic Cuvée Brut
Good intensity, ripe citrus, quince, yellow plum with nice autolytic notes coming through, biscuit, nut and bread with just a touch of something floral. Clean and bright on the palate with rich citrus again, biscuit and toast, great freshness, very pure with excellent length.£49.95INSTANT PRÉSENT Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Lancelot Pienne NV
Delightfully fragrant nose of flowers and tropical notes, with a herbaceous edge. This is a broad Chardonnay blend from Coteaux Sud d’Epernay and Marne Valley terroirs, enriched by 23% of perpetual-reserve wines. Really appetizing on a playful and lightweight palate that is vivacious and fresh. It manages to be soothingly creamy by texture and fluffy by mousse; a joyously friendly and quaffable wine.£51.95FRANCK BONVILLE Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru NV (2025 release)
The Brut – Grand Cru – Blanc de Blancs cuvée is a blend: the recent harvest, with its aromatic intensity brought by the desired phenolic maturity and freshness, is combined with the generosity and aromatic complexity of reserve wines.£53.00Barnaut Grande Réserve Brut Grand Cru Bouzy Champagne Barnaut (2025 Release) NV
95% from Grand Cru vineyards of Bouzy, with just a touch of Ambonnay, 67% Pinot and 33% Chardonnay. Lemon freshness leads into a fullish palate with balance and brightness to support the confident weight and full flavour. No edges, easy breadth and harmony. Like all the Barnaut NV cuvées, it is based on a perpetual reserve (started in 1874), so that each harvest is added to the reserve, and half is then bottled, leaving the other half to be the reserve for the following year. The 2025 release was disgorged 02/07/24 with a dosage of 6g/l.£56.50NYETIMBER NV Rosé Brut
A beautiful, sunset pink colour. Aromas include a charming mix of fresh red fruits along with intriguing spice notes of anise and lavender. The palate has a creamy, round texture with refreshing redcurrent, raspberry and cherry flavours. Suggestions of brioche lead into an elegant, silky finish.£56.95BOLLINGER Special Cuvée Brut NV
Possibly our most popular of the Grandes Marques - Bollinger is undoubtedly one of the very best. Extensive ageing and blending of several vintages ensure the house style and high quality never falters. A blend of 60% pinot noir, 25% chardonnay and 15% pinot meunier; the weight and suave feel is gorgeously textural and satisfying. It is no wonder the Cinematic James Bond only ever drinks Bollinger. It is totally charming and dangerously good.£75.95PROSECCO TREVISO Spumante Brut il Follo Prosecco
Currently sold out£17.50
Rosé
2024 MIP* Classic Rosé Made in Provence
The iconic Provence Rosé is back. Light, dry and crisp, this is summer in a glass.£22.502023 Pinot Grigio Ramato Friuli Colli Orientali Azienda Agricola Visintini
Another blinder of a wine from the Visintini siblings, as always delicate pink, such a grown up, elegant and complex wine. Lots of ripe spiced pear, nectarine and sleek citrus fruit. Lovely balanced weight of fruit in the mouth, layered and persistent, gentle bitter spice underlying with a juicy acid lift giving balance and length.£23.002024 MIP* Collection Premium Rosé
20% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Rolle predominent notes of citrus fruit and red berries. Very delicate mouth feel with the same aromatic notes as the nose and a long finish for lasting pleasure ldeal with light meals, salads, BBQs and with Provençal-style cuisine in general.£27.502024 L'HYDROPATHE Élite Rosé Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire Domaine des Diables
This wine with its rosewood coloured robe has a subtle nose which is pure, straightforward and harmonious, combining notes of red fruit with the soil's inherent minerality. Round attack on the palate with pleasant balance and a full-bodied and persistent finish. ldeal accompaniment for mixed grills, spiced dishes (stir fry, paella, couscous) or simply as an aperitif.£32.502024 ROSE BONBON Côtes de Provence Sainte Victoire Domaine des Diables
Currently sold out£31.00Gluten free
White
2024 SAUVIGNON-VERMENTINO Cuvée Pierre Martin Domaine Saint Félix
Some ferment notes but fresh and zingy, tutti fruit. Bright mouthfilling zesty fruit, clean fresh with some good concentration, pear drop and citrus.£13.502024 Touraine Les Sauterelles Domaine de Pierre, Lionel Gosseaume
Filled with notes of gooseberry, cut grass and gently dried herbs, including dill and tarragon, with just a hint of something floral.£20.502022 Mâcon Vinzelles Cave des Grands Crus Blancs
2022 is a fabulous vintage in this part of the world, and as ever the stalwart Cave des Grands Crus Blancs has produced a perfectly pitched Mâcon Vinzelles. Nice clean lines with a present mineral underbelly is neatly balanced by well-weighted fruit. Pear and firm peach are kept nicely lifted by enough acidity to keep this very drinkable. Impressive weight and intent for a White Burgundy at this price-level.£21.952023 Lea & Sandeman White Burgundy
We are delighted with the latest release of our own-label Burgundy. As ever, it comes from the same single vineyard source near Saint-Véran. Perfectly concentrated and really smart Burgundy at this price level. Fresh, bright white for all round drinking, you won't believe the price.£22.952023 MÂCON VILLAGES Domaine de la Denante
Brilliant white Burgundy at a remarkable price! Surprisingly deep fruit intensity, pear and citrus and firm peach. with impressively sleek texture and weight but this finishes bright and energetic£23.002023 PETIT CHABLIS Les Deux Terres Domaine Agnès, Didier & Florent Dauvissat
Nice, fresh lemony nose. Good weight to the fruit on the palate, lemons and spritzy green apples. Very harmonious. Lovely aperitif wine.£28.002021 LE GRAND MAYOL Vermentino-Clairette Domaine Borie la Vitarèle
This is a wine that is so much about texture and mouthfeel. A blend of tutti-frutti Vermentino and floral, grippy Clairette, it has a sumptuous gently oily/creamy mouthfeel, with peach, citrus and wild flowers proliferating. Bold and fulsome it still retains balance and a lovely bitterness on the finish to match up with everything from meaty fish to new season partridge.£29.002022 CHARDONNAY Santa Barbara County Land of Saints
This wine is definitley imbued with some Californian sunshine, as you have the classic aromas of ripe peach, melon and vanilla cream, but in the mouth it has such freshness and purity, with a creamy toffee apple note, backed by ripe citrus and saturated stone fruits. Medium weight and wonderfully judged, it's like a Maconnais wine with an American accent.£33.002021 Saint Véran Les Pommards Domaine Barraud
Rich, baked-apple aromas. Quite a sweet impression initially that then tightens up on the end though. A big and bold Chardonnay from the master Daniel Barraud.£40.002022 Chablis Domaine Moreau-Naudet
A lovely fresh drive of firmish fruit races across the palate with a gentle scrape of fine grained tannins and mineral freshness. Great pert lines of freshly squeezed lime juice add energy and intensity. Smart stuff - at once easy and exhilarating.£41.002023 CHÂTEAU DE TRACY Pouilly Fumé
The wines of the d'Assay family are rightly lauded for the high quality and incredible consistency they deliver and this release is no different. In their youth the wines are taut and pure, with aromatics of youthful green fruit, gooseberry, citrus and a hint of that characteristic gunflint. In the mouth that shape is continued and the crispness of the fruit makes the mouth water, lean and fresh, with mineral drive and tension. It is well worth popping some bottles away to drink in a few years, when everything loosens off and the fruit enriches and matures into elderflower and white currant and something distinctly herbal can start to be felt.£42.502023 Sancerre Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
As ever this is beautifully fresh, a lovely citrus tang and salty zip at the outset but it is the weight of perky fruit that fills out the middle and drives this on, making it so much more impressive than almost anyone else achieves in the appellation. The Delaporte vines are all in Chavignol - the undisputed top spot for Sancerre. With rolling hills more reminiscent of the Cote d'Or than the ubiquitous plains of the Loire valley it is no surprise that the quality is so much higher here.£42.952023 MONTAGNY 1er Cru Jean-Marc Boillot
Lovely lifted white flower nose with just a touch of ripeness to the fruit which makes it so inviting. Satisfyingly rich on the palate, but finishes fresh and long. This is so well balanced and already delicious to drink.£45.002020 BOURGOGNE CÔTE D'OR Blanc Vieilles Vignes Domaine Rémi Jobard
Rich and ripe, giving fine volume and even a touch of sweetness to the fruit, all lifted by citrussy acidity. Very much a baby Meursault.£51.502023 POUILLY FUISSÉ 1er Cru La Maréchaude Clos La Verchère Domaine Daniel Barraud
Fresh clean and long. Not shouty but pretty and complex. The Clos La Verchère plot within the 1er Cru La Maréchaude vineyard is the field right in front of the family house. Lovely. Broad and bright. Really charming and expansive texture. Fresh clean and long. Not shouty but pretty and complex. This wears its newly won 1er Cru status with ease and class.£51.50
Red
2023 Gaudou 'exception' Malbec Fabrice Durou
Always a joy to drink from the off this juicy, deeply fruity red plays up all the fun of Malbec in its youth. With floral notes of violets and dark roses, then black cherry, blackberry, blueberry and damson. It is sleek, fresh and bouncy, with some nice bite of tannin to keep it in check and make it a great match for things like hoisin duck, or lamb with prunes.£14.502023 La Petite Syrah Domaine les Yeuses
This is another little gem from Domaine Les Yeuses. At this brilliant level it is hard to find such a good and identifiable Syrah. This is good - there is nice lift and spice. The fruit is dark, with blackberry and damson notes, Yet not overly cooked nor too sweet - and there is just enough savour to let you know this has a serious side too. At this level this is seriously impressive and remarkably refined. Well judged and fun to drink.£15.502022 LEA & SANDEMAN Bordeaux
After three years of hunting we are delighted to have finally secured a brilliant new source for our perennially popular House Claret. It is such a high-pressure tasting when we assess the next vintage and we kept finding the latest releases from our old supplier just not quite there, hence the hiatus. So it was a great moment when we came across a young winemaker in Juillac, one of the highest points of Bordeaux - just inland from Saint Emilion and Castillon on the left bank of the Dordogne River. This is not a generic 'Bordeaux' that we have simply labelled, but it comes from a single property and with its own discernible style. This is a classic Bordeaux Blend with Merlot at its heart but also Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot too. Guillaume is gentle on the élevage - preferring to focus on the fruit expression and the super lift that won us over, rather than too much oak impact. He's nailed the balance here, its a proper Bordeaux, very claret-like yet with generous fruit, bright tannins and fresh bounce.£19.002020 Château Lauriol Côtes De Francs
Chateau Lauriol is the 100% Merlot second wine of perennial over-achiever - Chateau Puygueraud, owned by the Thienpont family. It comes from their vineyards in the Côtes de Francs. Sleek and sophisticated this is remarkably classy for the price. The expertise of the team screams out of the glass. Indulgent Bordeaux in a lovely, modern fashion - one to open with friends and a great meal. 14%.£21.502021 Syrah 'terres De Mandrin' IGP Domaine Jeanne Gaillard
A lightish, juicy Syrah in the aromatic Northern Rhône style which captures the peppery precision of Syrah from the north.£22.502023 CÔTES DU RHÔNE Domaine de Cristia
Nice sweet floral nose, raspberry & strawberry notes, soft and juicy, bright and floral, a nice touch of spice, nice concentration, a cracking Cotes du Rhone that will be great over the next 3-5 years.£25.002022 CÔTES DU RHÔNE Rouge Domaine de la Mordorée
Another brilliant release from this superstar estate in the southern Rhone – this 2022 is packed with juice and is an immediately quaffable wine, with ripe fruit, notes of cherries, spice and warm herbs. Its another delicious, great value Rhône from this celebrated estate for drinking all year round.£26.502019 Château Perron Lalande de Pomerol
When you visit this part of Bordeaux, you can turn right for Pomerol where you will pay significantly more for your wines, or left for Lalande de Pomerol, where you will pay considerably less and find quality levels that demonstrate how far Bordeaux has come in the last 20 years. This is top-flight modern Lalande de Pomerol, which also has the volume and depth of fruit to complement it. Round and mouthfilling, succulent and long, it is delicious drinking now.£31.502021 Bourgogne Rouge 'les Deux Terres' Thibault Liger-Belair Successeurs
Thibault Liger-Belair has produced a superb cuvée from the “Bourgogne Gamay” appellation, where the finesse of Pinot Noir harmoniously blends with the indulgence of Gamay. This blend, aptly named “Les Deux Terres,”(The two lands) reflects the meeting of Beaujolais and Burgundy, with Gamay making up at least 85% of the wine. This grape variety, known for its liveliness, reveals a unique expression in this context—more complex and structured while retaining its characteristic freshness.£33.502022 Barda Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
'Transparent garnet. Quite rich and gamey on the nose but with real personality. There’s a sensation of licking basalt! Very fresh finish. A worthwhile addition to the Pinot Noir canon. An entirely valid and distinctive style. 13.5%' 16.5 Points Jancis Robinson£35.002020 L'Étoile Lalande de Pomerol
This is a fabulously suave claret. L'Etoile is a collaboration from 2 sides of the distinguished Thienpont family. Guillaume from Vieux Chateau Certan and his uncle François have identified a single plot of vines that this great value cuvée comes from. Loaded with finesse, sleek lines and beautifully spiced fruit - this is an absolute winner as the nights draw in. Perfect with roast pork - cheese or any grilled meat or hearty vegetable dishes.£43.502018 THE HERMIT Syrah Yarra Valley Jayden Ong
Great Syrah nose. 'Rhoney' for sure as it jumps out of the glass. A gorgeous fine line of saline savour. Palate is more supple and open. Well-ripened small black berries. Nice lift and flow. Touch of spicy grip on the finish. Gives great pleasure like a super sophisticated, serious Syrah, but with a welcome, faint line of 'blackcurrant pastilles' running through the core. Totally charming and very hard to resist.£57.502019 VOLNAY Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Ripe red fruit aromas. Sweet and juicy, succulent summer fruits. This is quite young vine. Soft and juicy tannins. Very approachable.£58.002018 Brunello Di Montalcino Collemattoni
It’s a wine with a really fun, pronounced Italian herbal quality – perhaps testament to their ability to keep the phenolic ripeness even in the wine. The rest, as you’d expect, is succulent fruit. Black cherry and plum, bought together by a lovely cedar wood. The tannins are initially pronounced and dry, hinting about both the age worthiness and the warmth of the season.£63.502011 Château Langoa Barton 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
Lovely developed rich nose, very pure. Some genuine richness, round, layered. Dense with purple fruit. Tannic but in a nicely crunchy way and still juicy at the end. Quite high-toned, it has natural drive and is juicy and mouthwatering.£99.50
